Industry & Innovation
Producing large amounts of goods using machines is called this.
What is industrialization?
Wealthy business leaders were sometimes criticized using this negative term.
What are Robber Barons?
This amendment allowed citizens to vote directly for senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
This policy describes the U.S. staying out of foreign conflicts at first.
What is neutrality?
This term describes the rapid economic growth of the 1920s.
What is a boom?
This transportation system was essential for moving troops and goods quickly.
What are railroads?
This system allowed businesses to operate with little government interference.
What is laissez-faire?
This reform allows voters to remove an elected official before their term ends.
What is recall (recall election)?
This British ship’s sinking helped turn American opinion against Germany.
What is the Lusitania?
This risky financial behavior involved borrowing money to invest.
What is buying on margin?
This type of warfare involved defending positions from dug-out trenches.
What is trench warfare?
These organizations were formed by workers to improve conditions.
What are labor unions?
This amendment created a system where higher earners pay more taxes.
What is the 16th Amendment?
This message proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the U.S.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This occurs when people cannot buy enough goods to keep businesses running.
What is underconsumption?
This weapon increased battlefield casualties due to rapid firing.
What is the machine gun?
Poor, overcrowded city housing areas were called this.
What are slums?
This policy banned alcohol in the United States.
What is Prohibition?
This term describes when a country uses all its resources for war.
What is total war?
This program gave jobs building infrastructure during the Depression.
What is the WPA?
Why did new technology make WWI last longer?
What is it created stalemates and made attacks more deadly?
Why did industrial growth lead to calls for reform?
What is it created inequality, poor conditions, and corruption?
Evaluate: Did Progressive reforms fully solve inequality?
What is no, because many problems like racism and inequality remained?
Why did the U.S. emerge stronger than European nations after WWI?
What is it had less destruction and entered the war late?
Why did World War II help end the Great Depression?
What is it increased production and created jobs?